Slowly But Surely...

Sometimes it seems like we moved a VERY loooooong time ago. But it's really only been 3 months today. Or, maybe yesterday. And, it seems like we should be better settled than we are. We've done so much, but since we're still waiting on window treatments and putting pictures on the walls I'm not taking pics of the house yet. However, the one area of the house that IS pretty much complete (besides Tom's garage) is the kitchen. (The wall color is an ecru/cream color but doesn't photo well)

Below is the picture that was taken by the builder and included on the flyer for the property. Notice the ovens weren't in yet.

I tried to take my picture from pretty much the same spot.

A better view of the oven and cabinet to the right

Area above the fridge and stove top

As we get things like we want them, I'll take pictures and post them.

Nancy

Nuttin' to it...

First the left side...
Here's the culprit on the left...

Then the right side...

Here's the culprit on the right...

Pop out the woofers from the door on each side, replace with new ones obtained online (no sales tax), put door panel back up, screw in three screws, and pop back in 5 door components/panels and good sounds once again emanate!

After almost exactly 10 years, both woofers in the front doors of my Silverado started failing - sputtering and fuzzing out badly. After considering various aftermarket options - all at greatly increased price points, I decided to just go for new OEM exact replacment speakers (out of South Dakota of all places) since the originals sounded great anyway.

It is so easy to be spoiled these days with information so readily available online. I quickly found exact instructions on how to pull the door panel off to get to the speakers, and then went online again to find replacements, having them delivered directly to my front door a little while ago. Some 20 minutes later, both failing speakers have been replaced and I can play my music loud once more!

Tom

Success!

Well, day 77 into this moving adventure, 2 (somewhat large) vehicles and one pop-up camper are shoe-horned into their proper places in the garage along with everything else. Yea! --Tom

Garage is almost settled!

Well, I think I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as the garage being settled... With an additional 12 foot wire shelf installed on the front wall just above the pegboard, more "stuff" was able to be put in a place other than on the floor where it was in the way. Mostly, this amounted to scrap lumber pieces and folding lawn chairs. I may add one more 4 foot section of shelf between this long one and the brown cabinet on the same wall to get just a little more storage space. I also hung some large hangers on that wall to store furniture moving dollies, an extension ladder, and some saw horses. Once I find a home for our old refrigerator (anyone need a still-runs-great late 1970's vintage Harvest Gold 17cft frig?), we will finally be able to get both cars in the garage!


Here's another view, showing the camper already tucked away on the far side (behind the single garage door opening), along with two workbenches with drawers and cabinets and also cabinets on the wall. All these we brought with us from the other house.

We are still waiting on two "biggies" to happen inside the house to finally get it settled.

The remainder of our media center (the "hutch" portion) as well as 4 cabinets/bookcases for the office are scheduled to be delivered Wednesday. Once that all comes, we will be able to knock out most of the remaining boxes that are sitting around holding office supplies and books/binders.

The other biggie is our window shutters. We still haven't heard from the shutter company, but expect to hear any day now that our order is complete and ready for delivery/installation. Once that is done, Nancy will be able to start hanging pictures on the wall.

It seems a long time coming (we moved in 4/30, some 76 days ago!) but we are nearing the end getting things squared away. What an effort it has been!

Tom

Pickin' 'n Grinin'

Around July 4th each year, our son, daughter-in-law and grandkids arrive from Memphis for a week of visiting. We try each year to drive over to Fort Worth one day during the week to visit with Nancy's dad and his wife. This year Noble and Nancy dusted off the guitar and fiddle and performed a stirring duet for us. It sounded very good! Must be just like riding a bike - once you've learned how, you don't ever forget. They played just a short number of tunes, as both were out of practice and their tender fingertips wouldn't hold up for much more than that. The repertoire was somewhat limited anyway (by which one, I'm not sure) as at one point I heard one of them say "what else do we know in the key of G"...

Tom

Changing it up

Several years ago, we built this storage box so we could put away and store pool toys. It turned out really well... the shelf inside the lift-up lids as well as the back was of galvanized wire mesh so everything could be put away wet and they would still dry.


Where we live now, there is a home owners association pool so we won't be needing so many water play toys. However, we WILL be needing a place to store balls and sidewalk chalk and other backyard toys so we kept the storage box. (a couple of years ago, Tom painted it green) Our patio isn't quite as deep as the other one, so I thought it would be better if the box were cut in half.


And, painted brown.

Perfect! Thanks, Tom!!

Yummy!

My brother-in-law is famous in his community for the corn he grows each summer. This year, my sister let us know the corn crop was plentiful and tasted really sweet and asked if we wanted some. Music to our ears! This past Wednesday,we made the hour-plus drive to their house and brought home 70 ears of corn. After we got home, Tom shucked the corn while I (Nancy) found my large stock pot and began heating the water. It didn't take long to get all the ears of corn blanched and put in the freezer. And of course we had corn on the cob for supper! It was just as my sister said... really sweet. Reminded us of all the great corn on the cob we used to eat from Tom's dad's garden.

Now, if we just knew someone with a peach tree...